In 2008 these IUPUI students who wanted to carry concealed guns on campus posed for a photo with their empty holsters.

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Stephanie Wang
stephanie.wang@indystar.com

A recent Ball State University study shows that most Midwestern college students don't support guns on campus, despite efforts by lawmakers in Indiana and other states to allow students with a permit to carry them while at college.

The study of 1,649 undergraduate students at 15 Midwestern colleges found that nearly four out of five students opposed concealed handguns on campus and would not obtain a permit to carry one if it were made legal.

Students said they wouldn't feel safe if faculty, students and visitors had weapons on campus. About two-thirds of them said carrying a gun wouldn't ...